Children are introduced to a helpful, five-word mnemonic device for remembering what to include in a fiction summary.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.

Find out what happens next with page 5 of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for parts 5-7 of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Make sequencing stories more interesting than just beginning, middle, and end! This "handy" graphic organizer can be used with all fiction to help set up a concise but thorough summary using a five finger strategy.

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for the eighth and final part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

How many Q's can your child spot in the Five Little Ducks poem? Kids find and count each letter Q in the rhyme on this kindergarten reading worksheet.

If your child loves rhyming stories, he's sure to love this mini book about five little fish going off to bed. Color it, assemble it, and read it!

Text dependent questions are reading comprehension questions that can only be answered by referring to the text. Students have to read the text closely and use inferential thinking to determine the answer. Use this list of text dependent questions for you

This template encourages thoughtful, engaged reading as children practice making predictions as they go.

Make reading practice fun with this reading comprehension packet, based on Rudyard Kipling's "How the Camel Got His Hump".

Read this poem, then illustrate your favorite part!

As students read R.J. Palacio’s Wonder, use this graphic organizer to track and analyze the book's characters.

Have your little monkey learn this nursery rhyme through repetition!

Circle the rhyming words in the poem, then color in the picture of the monkey jumping on the bed.

Read the poem, then use the template to create puppets for a puppet show.

Study the map of terrestrial biomes, then use it to answer questions.

After students read R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, watch the film adaptation of the movie to compare and contrast the written and film versions of the story!
 

Prepare students for reading R.J. Palacio’s Wonder by having them complete this pre-reading activity!

After completing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help students connect to the novel with this acts of kindness activity.

Invite students to reflect on the major themes and events of Wonder with these writing prompts.

These baseball rules for kids are a sneaky way to spice up study time.

Did you know that Texas was once an independent country? Travel back in time to learn about the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836.

Read this well-loved poem, then answer a few reading comprehension questions.

It's fun to share interesting facts with others! Get the fun started with this top five list.

This reading stamina chart can be used to help students track and increase the amount of time they can spend reading to themselves during independent reading.

Young readers practice analyzing characters in a work of fiction with this five-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Study the contributions of African American jazz legends with this worksheet on master bassist Charles Mingus.

This printable chore list will help your child keep a track of his activities each week. He can personalize the chart by making his own list of chores.